Will a female PM improve the lives of Japanese women?

Japan has elected staunch conservative politician Sanae Takaichi, as its next prime minister, the country’s first woman to hold this position. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery looks at what this appointment could mean for Japanese women. 01:46 • Source: CNN 12 videos Japan has elected staunch conservative politician Sanae Takaichi, as its next prime minister, the country’s first woman to hold this position. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery looks at what this appointment could mean for Japanese women. 01:46 • Source: CNN Will a female PM improve the lives of Japanese women? 01:46 Vice President JD Vance downplayed concerns about the fragility of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire while speaking in Israel, even as some Trump administration officials are privately concerned the deal could fall apart, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. 00:44 • Source: CNN Vance downplays concerns over Israel-Hamas ceasefire 00:44 The audacious jewelry heist at the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery has inspired users on social media to re-create their own playful versions of the brazen theft. 00:55 • Source: CNN People mock the Louvre’s security after heist 00:55 Video from the crime scene outside the Louvre in Paris appears to show the tools used by thieves who broke into the museum on Sunday, stealing an ‘inestimable’ value of jewels. 00:53 • Source: CNN What footage of crime scene reveals about Louvre heist 00:53 Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his residence to go to La Santé Prison in Paris on Tuesday to serve a five-year sentence. He was sentenced for criminal conspiracy last month for his role in a scheme to finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors. Sarkozy has stressed that he is innocent and has appealed his conviction and his lawyers have already requested an early release. 00:47 • Source: CNN France's Former President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves home for prison 00:47 Samuel Kangethe has lived in Michigan for 16 years, first as a student, then as a husband and father. In August, he made the difficult decision to leave his family behind and return home to Kenya, driven by anxiety over the possibility of sudden deportation. 02:02 • Source: CNN 'Daddy wasn't running away': One immigrant's decision to self-deport 02:02 President Donald Trump said Monday in his bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that the two countries have struck a deal on rare earth minerals — a topic that’s become a major sticking point between the United States and China. 01:26 • Source: CNN US and Australia Sign $8.5B Rare earth minerals deal 01:26 In just seven minutes, thieves made off with “priceless” jewels from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery — home to France’s Crown Jewels, officials say. CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield speaks to Christopher Marinello, CEO & founder of Art Recovery International, about the heist. 00:41 • Source: CNN Expert weighs in on 7-minute raid on the Louvre 00:41 Thieves have stolen “priceless” jewelry from the Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, in an audacious seven-minute raid, the French interior minister has said. 01:28 • Source: CNN Louvre robbed of 'priceless' jewelry 01:28 The annual race at the University of Lausanne attracted about 2,000 runners this year. The Vortex building is student housing at the university and the circular structure features a continuous ramp at a 1% incline the whole way up. 00:44 • Source: CNN Thousands of people race to the top of the iconic 'Vortex' building in Switzerland 00:44 Israel says it has responded to an attack on Israeli forces in southern Gaza with airstrikes in the area of Rafah, the first major test of the US-brokered ceasefire. Hamas has not yet commented on the accusations but a senior official in the group, Izzat Al-Rishq, said shortly after on Telegram that the militants remain committed to the ceasefire agreement, and accused Israel of “fabricating weak pretexts to justify its crimes.” 01:45 • Source: CNN Israel accuses Hamas of attacking Israeli forces in Gaza 01:45 Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a new immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha, Qatar’s foreign ministry said. Both countries will stop fighting and work toward “lasting peace and stability” after more than a week of deadly clashes, according to the ministry. 00:36 • Source: CNN Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to new ceasefire 00:36 See more videos